Thai/Asian Food!! Yummy!!! :D

[MyNameIsBom]

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[blackwiggle]

To make good [proper] THAI food at home you need few things.

A good sized and heavy Mortar & Pestle is a absolute must.

Fresh of all these Herbs/spices: Coriander, Lime, Ginger [there's 2 types, the young type, the light colored mild one, and the OLD thick skinned Hotter ginger], Caffia Lime Leaves, Lemongrass, Chillies, green peppercorns still on the vine [if you can get them]

Then in the Larder you need.
Fish Sauce, Fish Paste, Tamarind [adds complexity, binds other ingredients together], Palm sugar, light Soy Sauce, Coconut milk & Cream [depends on dish], dried shrimp, peanut oil, dried shallots, star aniseed.

Try to cook Thai food without fresh ingredients then you are insulting the cuisine.
It's a improvised imitation.

If you didn't make the effort to get the right ingredients, then don't expect them to taste like the real thing.
Thai food easy to cook, so that must be the only difference.

[KGB]

Thanks for that :g

Bit of a coincidence happened this weekend, I saw an advertisement for a new Thai restaurant, it opens next week in my town :hyper